Foothills School

My son has been involved in the Chinese program for 2 years now. The teachers have been great and parent involvement has been great. Even in traditional subjects like math, I find them learning things I do not recall learning until 2 or more grades after. The school tries to keep parents updated often. My son loves going to school everyday which says alot about the school.
--Submitted by a parent

My student has involved in the Chinese immersion program. This is the first year for the program and I have been impressed with how well it has gone and what my child has learned. Both teachers have communicated well with the parents with emails, blogs, and even parent meetings. I feel like my child is being challenged.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is overcrowded. The staff and teachers have an attitude of apathy (except for a handful of great teachers). There is not enough supervision, and bullying is a concern. This school is not what I want for my children.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers my kids have had seem to have an almost negative attitude about teaching, like they are going through the motions just to get through the day and are not excited about teaching. We feel bad that our kids are getting a mediocre school experience.
--Submitted by a parent

Parent involvement is very high. Good teachers who are interested in the well-being and academic development of students.
--Submitted by a parent

Wonderful spirit at the school; however, VERY poor math program. Students do not know their basic addition/subtraction and/or multiplication/division facts. Overall, Foothills is performing behind State standards. Classes are too large, school is overflowing. Quality of teachers varies tremendously and is a real concern. Some are top notch and some are simply overwhelmed.
--Submitted by Sonja, a parent